| Nickname(s) | Cains La Celeste Olímpica (The Olympic Sky Blue) La Celeste (The Sky Blue) La Más Linda (The Most Beautiful) Los Charruas | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Association | Uruguayan Football Association | ||
| Confederation | CONMEBOL (South America) | ||
| Head coach | Vacant | ||
| Captain | Joaquín Lavega | ||
| Home stadium | Estadio Centenario | ||
| FIFA code | URU | ||
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| U-20 World Cup | |||
| Appearances | 16 (first in1979) | ||
| Best result | Champions (2023) | ||
| South American Youth Football Championship | |||
| Appearances | 30 (first in1954) | ||
| Best result | Champions (1954,1958,1964,1975,1977,1979,1981,2017) | ||
Uruguay national under-20 football team representsUruguay in international football competitions such asFIFA U-20 World Cup and theSouth American Youth Football Championship. They are the former reigningFIFA U-20 World Champions.
The following is a list of match results in the last 12 months, as well as any future matches that have been scheduled.
Win Draw Loss
| 12 NovemberFriendly | Uruguay | 1–2 | Montevideo | |
| Stadium:Estadio Gran Parque Central |
| 14 NovemberFriendly | Uruguay | 0–0 | Montevideo | |
| Stadium:Estadio Parque Capurro |
| 4 DecemberFriendly | Uruguay | 3–2 | Barros Blancos | |
| Stadium:Complejo Celeste |
| 17 DecemberFriendly | Uruguay | 6–0 | Barros Blancos | |
| Stadium:Complejo Celeste |
| 17 DecemberFriendly | Uruguay | 6–0 | Barros Blancos | |
| Stadium:Complejo Celeste |
| 19 DecemberFriendly | Uruguay | 3–1 | Barros Blancos | |
| Stadium:Complejo Celeste |
| 29 DecemberFriendly | Uruguay | 2–1 | Barros Blancos | |
| Stadium:Complejo Celeste |
| 29 DecemberFriendly | Uruguay | 1–1 | Barros Blancos | |
| Stadium:Complejo Celeste |
| 16 JanuaryFriendly | Uruguay | 2–3 | Montevideo | |
| Stadium:Estadio Centenario |
| 25 January2025 South American U-20 Championship First Stage | 1–2 | Uruguay | Barquisimeto | |
| Report | Stadium:Estadio Metropolitano de Cabudare Referee:Paulo Zanovelli (Brazil) |
| 27 January2025 South American U-20 Championship First Stage | Uruguay | 6–0 | Barquisimeto | |
| Report | Stadium:Estadio Metropolitano de Cabudare Referee:Maximiliano Ramírez (Argentina) |
| 29 January2025 South American U-20 Championship First Stage | Uruguay | 2–0 | Barquisimeto | |
| Report | Stadium:Estadio Metropolitano de Cabudare Referee:Alex Cajas (Ecuador) |
| 31 January2025 South American U-20 Championship First Stage | 1–0 | Uruguay | Barquisimeto | |
| Andrade | Report | Stadium:Estadio Metropolitano de Cabudare Referee:Paulo Zanovelli (Brazil) |
| 4 February2025 South American U-20 Championship Final Stage | Uruguay | 0–1 | Caracas | |
| Report | Pedro | Stadium:Brígido Iriarte Stadium Referee:Andrea Colombo (Italy) |
| 7 February2025 South American U-20 Championship Final Stage | Uruguay | 3–4 | Caracas | |
| Report | Stadium:Brígido Iriarte Stadium Referee:Michael Espinoza (Peru) |
| 10 February2025 South American U-20 Championship Final Stage | Chile | 1–1 | Uruguay | Caracas |
| Román | Report | Rodríguez | Stadium:Brígido Iriarte Stadium Referee:Maximiliano Ramírez (Argentina) |
| 13 February2025 South American U-20 Championship Final Stage | Paraguay | 1–0 | Uruguay | Caracas |
| Paoli | Report | Stadium:Estadio Olímpico de la UCV Referee:José Cabero (Chile) |
| 16 February2025 South American U-20 Championship Final Stage | Uruguay | 1–3 | Puerto La Cruz | |
| 15:00 UTC−4 |
| Report |
| Stadium:Jose Antonio Anzoategui Stadium Referee:Paulo Zanovelli (Brazil) |
| Position | Name |
|---|---|
| Head coach | Vacant |
| Assistant coach | |
| Goalkeeping coach |
The following 23 players are called up for the2025 South American U-20 Championship.[2]
Caps and goals[a] correct as of 16 February 2025, after the match againstColombia.
| No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Goals | Club |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1GK | Kevin Martínez | (2005-01-27)27 January 2005 (age 20) | 23 | 0 | |
| 12 | 1GK | Federico Bonilla | (2005-07-12)12 July 2005 (age 20) | 15 | 0 | |
| 23 | 1GK | Felipe Ortiz | (2007-11-06)6 November 2007 (age 18) | 2 | 0 | |
| 2 | 2DF | Nicolás Ramos | (2005-04-01)1 April 2005 (age 20) | 17 | 1 | |
| 3 | 2DF | Paolo Calione | (2006-05-22)22 May 2006 (age 19) | 15 | 1 | |
| 4 | 2DF | Lucas Agazzi | (2005-05-02)2 May 2005 (age 20) | 26 | 1 | |
| 5 | 2DF | Juan Rodríguez | (2005-05-30)30 May 2005 (age 20) | 14 | 1 | |
| 6 | 2DF | Patricio Pacífico | (2006-04-08)8 April 2006 (age 19) | 22 | 2 | |
| 13 | 2DF | Facundo González | (2005-05-10)10 May 2005 (age 20) | 22 | 2 | |
| 15 | 2DF | Alfonso Montero | (2007-02-23)23 February 2007 (age 18) | 13 | 0 | |
| 8 | 3MF | Thiago Helguera | (2006-03-26)26 March 2006 (age 19) | 13 | 0 | |
| 14 | 3MF | Mateo Peralta | (2006-04-08)8 April 2006 (age 19) | 16 | 1 | |
| 16 | 3MF | Erico Cuello | (2005-05-25)25 May 2005 (age 20) | 13 | 0 | |
| 17 | 3MF | Mauro Zalazar | (2005-04-13)13 April 2005 (age 20) | 20 | 1 | |
| 18 | 3MF | Germán Barbas | (2007-09-17)17 September 2007 (age 18) | 26 | 5 | |
| 20 | 3MF | Lucas Pino | (2005-10-30)30 October 2005 (age 20) | 14 | 1 | |
| 22 | 3MF | Bruno Calcagno | (2005-04-02)2 April 2005 (age 20) | 17 | 0 | |
| 7 | 4FW | Joaquín Lavega(captain) | (2005-02-03)3 February 2005 (age 20) | 23 | 7 | |
| 9 | 4FW | Renzo Machado | (2005-09-21)21 September 2005 (age 20) | 21 | 7 | |
| 10 | 4FW | Gonzalo Petit | (2006-09-21)21 September 2006 (age 19) | 19 | 7 | |
| 11 | 4FW | Agustín Albarracín | (2005-08-29)29 August 2005 (age 20) | 24 | 6 | |
| 19 | 4FW | Esteban Crucci | (2006-07-05)5 July 2006 (age 19) | 21 | 5 | |
| 21 | 4FW | Alejandro Severo | (2005-08-27)27 August 2005 (age 20) | 19 | 6 | |
The following players have also been called up to the squad in the past twelve months.
| Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Goals | Club | Latest call-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GK | Mathías Aguiar | (2006-07-22)22 July 2006 (age 19) | 1 | 0 | Training camp; January 2025 | |
| GK | Paulo Da Costa | (2008-06-13)13 June 2008 (age 17) | 0 | 0 | Training camp; December 2024 | |
| DF | Axel Frugone | (2005-04-01)1 April 2005 (age 20) | 17 | 0 | Training camp; January 2025 | |
| DF | Lautaro Dufur | (2006-10-17)17 October 2006 (age 19) | 5 | 0 | Training camp; December 2024 | |
| MF | Mauricio Amaro | (2005-07-19)19 July 2005 (age 20) | 13 | 2 | Training camp; January 2025 | |
| MF | Marco Oroná | (2005-08-06)6 August 2005 (age 20) | 17 | 0 | Training camp; December 2024 | |
| MF | Esteban De Lima | (2005-10-26)26 October 2005 (age 20) | 4 | 0 | Training camp; December 2024 | |
| FW | Nahuel Da Silva | (2005-04-09)9 April 2005 (age 20) | 13 | 3 | Training camp; January 2025 | |
| FW | Pablo Suárez | (2005-11-14)14 November 2005 (age 20) | 12 | 0 | Training camp; January 2025 | |
| FW | Exequiel Mereles | (2005-09-16)16 September 2005 (age 20) | 11 | 1 | Training camp; December 2024 | |
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| FIFA U-20 World Cup Record | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Round | Position | GP | W | D* | L | GS | GA |
| Fourth Place | 4th | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 5 | |
| Third Place | 3rd | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 3 | |
| Quarter-Finals | 5th | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 2 | |
| Quarter-Finals | 5th | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 5 | |
| Did not qualify | ||||||||
| Group Stage | 15th | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 7 | |
| Quarter-Finals | 6th | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 5 | |
| Banned | ||||||||
| Runners-up | 2nd | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 14 | 6 | |
| Fourth Place | 4th | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 8 | |
| Did not qualify | ||||||||
| Round of 16 | 12th | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 6 | |
| Round of 16 | 11th | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 5 | |
| Group Stage | 18th | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| Runners-up | 2nd | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 3 | |
| Round of 16 | 12th | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 | |
| Fourth Place | 4th | 7 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 7 | 3 | |
| Round of 16 | 13th | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 4 | |
| Champions | 1st | 7 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 3 | |
| Did not qualify | ||||||||
| To be determined | ||||||||
| Total | 16/25 | 1 titles | 80 | 40 | 21 | 19 | 108 | 70 |
| South American Youth Football Championship record | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Round | Position | GP | W | D* | L | GS | GA | +/– | % |
| Champions | 1st | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 14 | 4 | +10 | 066.67 | |
| Champions | 1st | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 13 | 9 | +4 | 040.00 | |
| Champions | 1st | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 5 | +3 | 066.67 | |
| Group Stage | 7th | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 7 | −2 | 025.00 | |
| Runners-up | 2nd | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 6 | +3 | 060.00 | |
| Runners-up | 2nd | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 6 | +5 | 050.00 | |
| Champions | 1st | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 9 | 3 | +6 | 050.00 | |
| Champions | 1st | 7 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 11 | 2 | +9 | 057.14 | |
| Champions | 1st | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 1 | +11 | 083.33 | |
| Champions | 1st | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 17 | 8 | +9 | 071.43 | |
| Runners-up | 2nd | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 14 | 12 | +2 | 057.14 | |
| Fourth Place | 4th | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 11 | −1 | 042.86 | |
| Fourth Place | 4th | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 13 | 9 | +4 | 057.14 | |
| First Group Stage | 10th | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | −2 | 000.00 | |
| Third Place | 3rd | 7 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 13 | 5 | +8 | 042.86 | |
| Runners-up | 2nd | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 2 | +5 | 050.00 | |
| Banned | ||||||||||
| Fourth Place | 4th | 9 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 14 | 8 | +6 | 044.44 | |
| Runners-up | 2nd | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 13 | 7 | +6 | 044.44 | |
| First Group Stage | 7th | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 6 | −2 | 025.00 | |
| Final Group | 5th | 9 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 16 | 12 | +4 | 044.44 | |
| Final Group | 5th | 9 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 13 | 10 | +3 | 022.22 | |
| Third Place | 3rd | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 13 | 11 | +2 | 044.44 | |
| Third Place | 3rd | 9 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 21 | 16 | +5 | 066.67 | |
| Runners-up | 2nd | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 11 | −1 | 044.44 | |
| Third Place | 3rd | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 15 | 12 | +3 | 044.44 | |
| Third Place | 3rd | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 15 | 5 | +10 | 055.56 | |
| Champions | 1st | 9 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 18 | 8 | +10 | 066.67 | |
| Third Place | 3rd | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 8 | +2 | 044.44 | |
| Runners-up | 2nd | 9 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 19 | 6 | +13 | 077.78 | |
| Final Group | 5th | 9 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 15 | 12 | +3 | 033.33 | |
| Total | 30/31 | 8 Titles | 217 | 109 | 60 | 48 | 364 | 226 | +138 | 050.23 |
| Year | Round | Position | GP | W | D* | L | GS | GA | +/– | % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fourth Place | 4th | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | −1 | 033.33 | |
| Runners-up | 2nd | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 4 | +1 | 033.33 | |
| Sixth Place | 6th | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | −3 | 000.00 | |
| Runners-up | 2nd | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | +0 | 000.00 | |
| Champions | 1st | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 3 | +1 | 033.33 | |
| Third Place | 3rd | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | +2 | 050.00 | |
| Total | — | 1 Title | 15 | 4 | 7 | 4 | 16 | 16 | +0 | 026.67 |
The following table shows Uruguay's head-to-head record in theFIFA U-20 World Cup.
| Opponent | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | −3 | 000.00 | |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | −1 | 000.00 | |
| 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | +3 | 100.00 | |
| 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 8 | −5 | 025.00 | |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | −1 | 000.00 | |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | −1 | 000.00 | |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | −2 | 000.00 | |
| 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | +0 | 033.33 | |
| 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | +0 | 000.00 | |
| 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | +1 | 100.00 | |
| 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | +1 | 100.00 | |
| 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 5 | +1 | 033.33 | |
| 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | +5 | 100.00 | |
| 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | +3 | 100.00 | |
| 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | +3 | 100.00 | |
| 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 1 | +4 | 050.00 | |
| 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | +1 | 100.00 | |
| 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | +2 | 066.67 | |
| 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +0 | 000.00 | |
| 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | +1 | 050.00 | |
| 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | +1 | 100.00 | |
| 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | +2 | 100.00 | |
| 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | −2 | 000.00 | |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | −1 | 000.00 | |
| 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | +3 | 050.00 | |
| 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 1 | +4 | 066.67 | |
| 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | +1 | 100.00 | |
| 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | +2 | 100.00 | |
| 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | +0 | 000.00 | |
| 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 2 | +3 | 066.67 | |
| 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 3 | +2 | 040.00 | |
| 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | +1 | 100.00 | |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | −1 | 000.00 | |
| 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | +1 | 100.00 | |
| 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | +1 | 100.00 | |
| 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +0 | 000.00 | |
| 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | +0 | 050.00 | |
| 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | +1 | 050.00 | |
| 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 8 | −5 | 033.33 | |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | −1 | 000.00 | |
| 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | +1 | 100.00 | |
| 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 4 | +8 | 080.00 | |
| 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | +7 | 100.00 | |
| 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | +0 | 000.00 | |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | −2 | 000.00 | |
| Total | 80 | 40 | 21 | 19 | 108 | 70 | +38 | 050.00 |